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TIL Charles Darwin ate every animal he discovered.

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KODGG TIL that after the Rosenhan experiment revealed how poorly psych hospitals diagnosed patients, an angry hospital told Rosenhaan to send fake patients, who they'd identify. He agreed, and over a few weeks the hospital concluded 41 of 250 new patients were sent by Rosenhan. He really hadn't sent any.
VMDQ0 TIL that The Church of Scientology surreptitiously started to take over the Clearwater downtown in 1975 with plans to take over the entire city. Presently they own almost all the buildings(almost 200) in the downtown area apart from a presbyterian church, a few govt buildings and condos.
R7YAa TIL: There is a Japanese cafe is staffed by robot waiters controlled remotely by paralysed people.
oRkJK TIL Purple Hearts awarded today are medals made for WWII. With an excess of 450K medals made, these are still given out today to wounded soldiers.
4kAmN TIL Robert Shaw; "Quint", died only three years after he appeared in Jaws at the age of 51